Similar rules-whether written or not - are in effect elsewhere in this forum. Like I saw a thread where people were sharing stories of depression and their battles with it. I will venture to say that if anyone goes onto that thread and ridicules those with depression and calls it a fake illness or evidence of weakness… they would likely be banned from the entire forum. Strange… those who have stories of spiritual journeys or spiritual struggles are not offered that simple courtesy here.
That’s because depression is real
Then it should be a no brainer that a small piece of the forum could give these people a chance to experience spirituality without harassment.
As one of the people who advocated getting rid of the special rules several years ago: The Special Rules was killing the Religion Forum, and actually bringing about more bickering (over whether special rules were being broken or should be invoked) that many decided coming into the Religion Forum was more hassle than it was worth. Threads that touched on religion began cropping up in the Politics and General Interests forums where people weren’t harassed about special rules.
The rules already in force in the Hannity Forum are enough without having to add another component to them. No matter which sub-forum one is in, refusal to take the bait and the ability to simply walk away should suffice. (Just my two cents having been through both Special Rules and the relaxation of such rules over the past dozen years.)
Maybe being atheist and speaking your mind about ideas you disagree wirh helps with spirituality and anxiety. Sounds more like your guys echo chamber went away with the new forum and you’re wanting to censor those who actually challenge your beliefs. But hey, if you’re suggesting that people are religious just because it helps them emotionally I agree. Many people believe myths and fairy tales to cope with the struggles of reality.
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Challenging your religious beliefs isn’t harrassment. Nor is expressing an opinion that a religious belief is a myth or a fairy tail. It’s absurd to think that some people cling so tight that they can’t have an honest discussion about what others believe or reject in the religious realm without being emotionally insecure. There is hard evidence that depression exists. There isn’t hard evidence that the mythologies of the Bible actually happened. So, if you want to say you just believe in the Bible and want to be left alone because it makes you feel good - then you need to say it DURING the conversation. Not run off to the mods and try to shut down those who disagree with you. I have just as much right as you do to reject religious myth and express it. It’s not harassment. It’s an opinion.
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I think what people want is not for people like you coming into a religious conversation and being condensing to their beliefs. That is the problem. You are coming off condescending to ones personal religious belief. You don’t have to believe it and you can have a discussion and question a person with out sounding like a jerk.
You basically are proving the OPS point of wanting some kinda of rule to allow for civil discourse not to just jump in and be rude to people. because apparently some people don’t know how to talk about Religion and beliefs with out attacking a person and saying they believe in made up stuff.
Atheists get attacked all the time in the forum with false claims, what they aren’t capable of, along with having to defend false claims about science. Quit playing the victim and quit trying to shut us out for expressing our beliefs aboit myths we reject. It’s not harrassment. It’s not attacking. We are expressing our OPINION. Take a look in the mirror. I can express my opinion about things I don’t believe. So please post a quote where someone has been “attacked”. Otherwise, get off the high horse and quit trying to shut out discerning opinion. Until you and others provide a concrete example if being attacked let me know.
You guys are just looking for a reason to ban atheists from expressing their disbelief. That’s all it is. So yes. Atheists are now being attacked and tried to be shut out.
An atheist chapter of the Westboro church…
Different target. But same tactics and same hate.
yeah that is what I’m reminded of.
Ya. Comparing atheists here to westboro church. Ya…its atheists being “rude”. Lol
No one is trying to SHUT your opinion down. You don’t even know what my true belief is on religion. For all you know I play devils advocate on things.
What the OP wants is to have a place to have a civil discourse and not get attacked of someone like you attacking them personally via their beliefs which tends to happen.
I have never seen an Atheists get attacked in this forum when it comes to their belief.
If you don’t believe in a god, or gods what does what other people talk about bother you so much to come into a thread and claim it is all fake and belittle the people with your claims of it being fake.
If your an Atheist then why should you care?
Yep. Atheists are being rude. Like your making an attempt for civil conversation with this drivel. You try to censor me damn right I’ll fight back.
How is me or others saying we think various religious text is a myth or fairy tale attacking? It’s our opinion. We are atheosts. Geesh.
Still waiting for a concrete QUOTE of an atheist “attacking” someone worthy of being punishable by a mod
For some reason the religious on this board apparently feel they can shut out dissent
Still waiting to see real attacks on Aethists that you claim get attacked all the time.
For some reason the religious on this board apparently feel they can shut out dissent
Again no one is trying to shut you down stop being overly dramatic
I’m being attacked in this thread for expressing beliefs about what I reject lol. A RULE to say I can’t. Dramatic? But ok. You can’t give a direct QUOTE of a personal attack.
So am I allowed to say that I think God is imaginary or that the Bible is a myth with fairy tales? Or is that “attacking”? What about saying evolution is a fairy tale? Is that punishable?
I don’t care because factually the Bible is a collection of Myths by the definition of it and the definition of Mythology since it is a collection of stories involving a cultures Religion, and Cultural rules. So personally for me knock your self out.
And if you want to call Evolution a Fairy Take be my guest I don’t care. Because you have no idea what I actually belief or what i don’t.
If you have ever read American Gods the long Quote rant by the character Samantha Black Crow about Belief is pretty much my idea behind my Belief system.
I was attacked for someone trying to assume they knew my religious belief and made the attack personal in the old forum. The post got removed by the mods.
So it happens because some people attack people thru their religious or non belief systems.
I think that is all the OP is trying to point out.
